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. >> goodbye fiscal cliff hello debt ceiling. >> the fiscal cliff fight was ugly but will the debt ceiling struggle be eveninging uglier. >> hard to believe but this could get uglier. [ laughter ] the government is aetch perfecting the legal limit for how much kit borrow also known as the debt ceiling. republicans can demand that the president make spending cuts or we'll hit the debt ceiling and go through it. [ laughter ] or get crushed by it or you know what? we might have to make a skylight in it. sounds nice. it's pretty but they rarely get caulked properly and when it rains, it drips and ruins your sisal carpet. the republicans are clearly in a strong position but the president might have a trick up his sleeve. >> is there a magic bullet to solve the crisis? try a magic coin. some economists, legal scholars and a congressman are suggest a $1 trillion platinum coin could be minted and the government could use it to pay the debt, avoid default and preempt the debt ceiling crisis. >> stephen: we should have known that a coin was obama's solution to everything. it was right in his slogan.
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they could default on the debt, unless the debt ceiling is raised. republicans want the president to cut spending before they i gree on a deal. but the president at no time seem eager for compromise. listen. >> we have to stop lurking from crisis to crisis to crisis. when there is a clear pass that requires discipline, responsibility and compromise. >> dana: yet, he showed little willingness to do so. >> i'm willing to compromise and find common ground over how to reduce the deficit, america cannot afford another debate with this congress about whether or not they should pay the bills they have racked up. what i will not do is to have that negotiation with gun at the head of the people. >> dana: interesting choice of words to describe that. eric, you talked about not wanting the country to lurch from crisis to crisis. most americans would agree and want washington to fix fundamental problems. why do we have to have the debate every three months? >> eric: sure. start with the debt ceiling and how it came about. prior to world war i, everybody was paid
they could default on the debt, unless the debt ceiling is raised. republicans want the president to cut spending before they i gree on a deal. but the president at no time seem eager for compromise. listen. >> we have to stop lurking from crisis to crisis to crisis. when there is a clear pass that requires discipline, responsibility and compromise. >> dana: yet, he showed little willingness to do so. >> i'm willing to compromise and find common ground over how to reduce the...
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ceiling and your own debt ceiling and doesn't it suggest we're going into a default situation because no one is talking to each other about this. >> no, major, i think if you look at the history. getting votes for the debt ceiling is difficult and votes in in town are difficult. i went through this last year. what is different we never saw a situation like we saw last year in which certain groups in congress took such an absolutist position that we came within a few days of defaulting. >> lou dobbs is the host of lou dobbs tonight on the fox business network. lou, welcome back. what an extraordinary exchange we saw the president have on that issue. basically his position was, we're raising the debt ceiling whether congress wants to or not. i'm not negotiating with them on it. i'm not following what speaker boehner said is the boehner rule of for every dollar we increase the debt limit there will be a spending cut and i'm not going to let them put a gun at the heads of american people because in his terms, they refuse to pay the bills that they've agreed to pay and when asked about the
ceiling and your own debt ceiling and doesn't it suggest we're going into a default situation because no one is talking to each other about this. >> no, major, i think if you look at the history. getting votes for the debt ceiling is difficult and votes in in town are difficult. i went through this last year. what is different we never saw a situation like we saw last year in which certain groups in congress took such an absolutist position that we came within a few days of defaulting....
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if we have no spending problem, why do we need to extended debt ceiling. why do we need more money? >> the president is running out of excuses. he can't blame the last administration because he is the last administration. president obama has spent more and created more debt than any president in history. yet we've got the slowest recovery of any recovery in history. i spent last summer going around my state talking to small businesses, dozens of them. it's very clear to me what is happening now. they were already beginning to pull back because of the expected costs of obamacare. the dodd-frank legislation that was federal takeover of financial system is making it harder for businesses to get loans. you look at the expected tax increases which businesses we're trying to plan for. uncertainty goes back to the president's policies. it's not obstruction, i wish we had more of it. policies in place are hurting our economy. even more than that, the uncertainty from the mounting debt on individual americans is putting us in a position where it's going to be harder to dig out of it. >> gret
if we have no spending problem, why do we need to extended debt ceiling. why do we need more money? >> the president is running out of excuses. he can't blame the last administration because he is the last administration. president obama has spent more and created more debt than any president in history. yet we've got the slowest recovery of any recovery in history. i spent last summer going around my state talking to small businesses, dozens of them. it's very clear to me what is...
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ceiling and your own history on the debt ceiling. >> getting votes for the debt ceiling are always difficult and bulge nets this town are always difficult. this is the united states of america, major. we can't manage our affairs in such a way that we pay our bills and we provide some certainty in terms of how we may our bills. if we want to have a conversation about how to redust our deficit let's have that. we've been having that nor the last two years. we just had an entire campaign about it. by the way the american people agreed with me that we should reduce our deficits in a balanced way that takes into account the need for us to grow this economy. martha: bob beckel is former democratic campaign manager and cohost of the five. mary katherine ham is editor at large and fox news contributor. why do you think it was so testy yesterday? >> obama's best form is not necessarily a press conference which is why he does than do many of them. i which he was testy for one real reason. the republicans trying to take the full faith and crucify the united states currency and putting it at fist being.
ceiling and your own history on the debt ceiling. >> getting votes for the debt ceiling are always difficult and bulge nets this town are always difficult. this is the united states of america, major. we can't manage our affairs in such a way that we pay our bills and we provide some certainty in terms of how we may our bills. if we want to have a conversation about how to redust our deficit let's have that. we've been having that nor the last two years. we just had an entire campaign...
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. >> i worries about the debt ceiling which the government will hit in mid february. brown wants to hold the line but he fears they will cave. >> john by another is boehner ia great speaker but he is too nice of a guy. >> is that what this is going to be a bare knuckle brawl? >> no question, it already is. he warns them don't test him on the debt ceiling. >> i am not going to have a mt.ly conversation on whether or not we pay our bills. >> behind closed doors a cadre of leaders to spend the $14.4 trillion debt limit. they passed a law that would dock leaders pay. they haven't done that in nearly four years. giving barack obama a blank check is just in vein as far as i am concerned. >> the only people are that are pleased are the ones at the white house. >> this is a welcome of it still becoming law. >> our representatives are playing political paintballir. i think they want to stay in their jobs. >> january 29th broz weoswell, georgia. congressman price has breakfast with skeptical business leaders from their district. >> they continue to do the same thing they have b
. >> i worries about the debt ceiling which the government will hit in mid february. brown wants to hold the line but he fears they will cave. >> john by another is boehner ia great speaker but he is too nice of a guy. >> is that what this is going to be a bare knuckle brawl? >> no question, it already is. he warns them don't test him on the debt ceiling. >> i am not going to have a mt.ly conversation on whether or not we pay our bills. >> behind closed doors...
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regarding the debt ceiling. is that something that republicans are willing to do here, or it must be linked? the two have to go hand in hand? >> reporter: they are insisting, and when i say they, i'm talking about house republicans and the senate republican leader, but they have to go hand in hand. this is something that we heard over and over and over again when we had this debate the last time, back in the summer of 2011. andion that ve ioion you know t suzanne. but the house speaker and his aides are telling us that they really mean it this time. that there has to be a dollar of spending cuts for every dollar that the u.s. agrees to raise the debt limit. and that they would even go for a two or three-month extension as they try to work on a more global discussion of cutting spending. but even if there's an extension, it has to go point by point. the other thing i want to mention, suzanne, which i thought was really interesting, after covering the white house under george bush, that last question about the fac
regarding the debt ceiling. is that something that republicans are willing to do here, or it must be linked? the two have to go hand in hand? >> reporter: they are insisting, and when i say they, i'm talking about house republicans and the senate republican leader, but they have to go hand in hand. this is something that we heard over and over and over again when we had this debate the last time, back in the summer of 2011. andion that ve ioion you know t suzanne. but the house speaker...
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this is not like the debt ceiling. the debt ceiling we were all terrifie terrified. if we even wept a few hours with the u.s. government not paying interest on its debt, then god knows what would have happened. this is not like that. this is something where the negative effects kick in gradually. the world won't end if we go a month into this thing, so he can afford to wait, where i believe the republicans will have to cave eventually. what he should be looking for is i think some face-saving way for everybody to just kick this can down the road. we could have some vague spending cuts promised in the future, some real revenue sources. >> all in the future. >> all in the future. this is a terrible time to do us a terry. >> i think his reaction depends on whether or not the republicans can hold their coalition together. and if they can create a coalition that holds together, which might even include some democrats, i think they can prevail on this issue and get a small amount of cost reduction. i think if they shy away from -- >> do you want to see some us a terry now?
this is not like the debt ceiling. the debt ceiling we were all terrifie terrified. if we even wept a few hours with the u.s. government not paying interest on its debt, then god knows what would have happened. this is not like that. this is something where the negative effects kick in gradually. the world won't end if we go a month into this thing, so he can afford to wait, where i believe the republicans will have to cave eventually. what he should be looking for is i think some face-saving...
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i think what -- most countries in the world don't have a debt ceiling. when government -- when the congress and their equivalent appropriates the money, the government has the borrowing authority to pay for the imra money they borrow. ben bernanke said yesterday, we have to stop having these dibait overs the debt ceiling, it's a stupid idea. the head of the federal reserve. i think the democrats are frustrated. i think that's why they passed this bill -- >> neil: where was their frustration 7 years ago, when the folk who is were urging this very action today voted against raising the debt ceiling when george bush was president? where was the great constitutional resolve? >> i don't disagree with ow this. there are politics on both sides. i don't think anyone thinks this is going to pass. let's be clear. but there is growing frustration about the way the republicans are using this to go around the normal committee process -- >> neil: what were they doing seven years ago? were they going around the republican president to get their way? >> no. at the end o
i think what -- most countries in the world don't have a debt ceiling. when government -- when the congress and their equivalent appropriates the money, the government has the borrowing authority to pay for the imra money they borrow. ben bernanke said yesterday, we have to stop having these dibait overs the debt ceiling, it's a stupid idea. the head of the federal reserve. i think the democrats are frustrated. i think that's why they passed this bill -- >> neil: where was their...
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obama voted against increasing the debt ceiling. i find it weeferd that his allies, are saying that the people who do that are bads. we have an interesting time coming up. in the next few weeks in the united states, we have the debt ceiling will get to the point of default. we have the tennessee continuing resolution under which the government is running, expires march 28. the sequestration which was put off two months. if i were at the level of a dictator here, i would take the debt ceiling and push it off to say, june 30. you can't fight all three at the same time. a., i believe the democrats are as scared of the sequestration as the republicans are. there is nothing you can cut on the debt ceiling you can't cut on the continuing resolution. so i would say, mr. president, we are going to put the debt ceiling off to june 30. let me tell you why. between now and then, we are going on cut $3 trillion, $4 trillion -- whatever it is on the continuing resolution and the sequestration. if you stop us from doing that, you are going to put
obama voted against increasing the debt ceiling. i find it weeferd that his allies, are saying that the people who do that are bads. we have an interesting time coming up. in the next few weeks in the united states, we have the debt ceiling will get to the point of default. we have the tennessee continuing resolution under which the government is running, expires march 28. the sequestration which was put off two months. if i were at the level of a dictator here, i would take the debt ceiling...
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they want a fight over the debt ceiling because it's a loser for the republicans. the faith and credit of the united states, are you going to honor your debt and be the first people to default. what they don't want to fight over the continuing resolution and the sequester because that's spending and they don't want to get into a spending fight because they know that every survey shows that three out of four americans believe you can cut government spending and the country does not believe this government is proficient and they don't believe it's as small as it could be. so, the president will do everything he can to keep this fight in the debt ceiling because that's his best fight and they're terrified of getting mired up-- imagine if the congressional republicans said we're going to pass a 30-day continuing resolution in march and in that 30-day resolution we're going to kill the ten dumbest offices in the federal government and you the voters can go to our new website and you can vote for what you think the ten will be and we're going to come back 30 days later t
they want a fight over the debt ceiling because it's a loser for the republicans. the faith and credit of the united states, are you going to honor your debt and be the first people to default. what they don't want to fight over the continuing resolution and the sequester because that's spending and they don't want to get into a spending fight because they know that every survey shows that three out of four americans believe you can cut government spending and the country does not believe this...
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of the debt ceiling. it is our view, as i think both those officials stated this morning, that since the whole argument is to remove uncertainty, the uncertainty created by the threat of default, the threat of not raising the debt ceiling, that the longer you raise the debt ceiling or, the better, and we will -- the debt ceiling for, the better, and we will support a movement to raise the debt ceiling for year. that would certainly be viewed here is something we did support. but we don't get to make those determinations. what our position has always been was not raise it for a certain amount of time. it has been raise the debt ceiling without drama and delay. , ourver the duration position will not change, which is raise it so that the united states can continue to pay its bills and continue to ensure that the world knows we are good to our word and we fulfill our obligations, and when it comes up again, our position will still be, we will not negotiate over congress's responsibility is to pay the bills t
of the debt ceiling. it is our view, as i think both those officials stated this morning, that since the whole argument is to remove uncertainty, the uncertainty created by the threat of default, the threat of not raising the debt ceiling, that the longer you raise the debt ceiling or, the better, and we will -- the debt ceiling for, the better, and we will support a movement to raise the debt ceiling for year. that would certainly be viewed here is something we did support. but we don't get to...
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ceiling, you think that's adding for debt. the president said that's not what it means. but the republicans everywhere are rejoicing that the debt ceiling is a confusing thing to understand. so we are going to make it u crystal clear coming up. maybe you've noticed. is there a lot of worry building up around a daily problem? well ladies, now there's big news in controlling your overactive bladder symptoms. thinking less about them with new oxytrol for women. it's a patch. the first and only over the counter treatment for overactive bladder. it's good to know how to put the control back in your go. new oxytrol for women. now over the counter in the feminine care aisle. visit oxytrolforwomen.com to learn more. >>> if congress refuses to raise what's called the death ceiling, america would not be able to meet all of our financial obligations for the first time in 225 years. and because it's called raising the debt ceiling, i think a lot of americans think it's raising our debt. it is not raising our debt. this does not add a dime
ceiling, you think that's adding for debt. the president said that's not what it means. but the republicans everywhere are rejoicing that the debt ceiling is a confusing thing to understand. so we are going to make it u crystal clear coming up. maybe you've noticed. is there a lot of worry building up around a daily problem? well ladies, now there's big news in controlling your overactive bladder symptoms. thinking less about them with new oxytrol for women. it's a patch. the first and only...
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ceiling, and i'm worried about the debt ceiling 'cause i think the president's going to use the 14th amendment and we're going to end up in lawsuits for the next ten years. and so, i don't like the debt ceiling by itself as a point of strength. the strength was, let everybody pay-- let all of his supporters start paying more tax and em come to you and he will make-- that's called deal making 101, basic deal making. somebody said do they know how to make deals? i said it's not about deals, it's about common sense. >> sean: your book "the art of the deal" it says you should be willing to wake away from any deal at the last moment. weren't they afraid they'd go over the cliff and be blamed. they were blamed anyway, but wasn't that feared. >> no getting blame anyway, they have the lowest rating in the history of ratings, okay, like the lowest rating anybody's ever seen. and i heard that they were afraid of bad publicity. their publicity is horrible anyway and in two weeks everybody's going to forget about-- look at me, bad publicity, good, so much publicity is comes out of my ears. some
ceiling, and i'm worried about the debt ceiling 'cause i think the president's going to use the 14th amendment and we're going to end up in lawsuits for the next ten years. and so, i don't like the debt ceiling by itself as a point of strength. the strength was, let everybody pay-- let all of his supporters start paying more tax and em come to you and he will make-- that's called deal making 101, basic deal making. somebody said do they know how to make deals? i said it's not about deals, it's...
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debt ceiling denies needed dose of debt ceiling reality and you have given them that today. you have said or i think in just about these words you said prioritization is default by another name and prioritization is extremely difficult as you said. do we pay foreign debts or veterans benefits? do we make sure social security benefits go out or pay medicare. do we pay for education. american people don't want that. they would want to pass a clean debt ceiling bill and avoid those awful choices but i would like to talk about the other -- one of the debt ceiling deniers i read in the new york times, congressman brown, also said much of what he learned in medical school where lies the came from in his words the pits of hell. if we a people and -- letting people like this beat us, god save america. i would like to deal with the second issue. which is the timing. in my view we are like a blindfolded man walking towards a cliff and if we keep walking in that direction, very soon we will fall off. we may fall off on october 16th, we may fall off on october 17th, we may fall on oct.
debt ceiling denies needed dose of debt ceiling reality and you have given them that today. you have said or i think in just about these words you said prioritization is default by another name and prioritization is extremely difficult as you said. do we pay foreign debts or veterans benefits? do we make sure social security benefits go out or pay medicare. do we pay for education. american people don't want that. they would want to pass a clean debt ceiling bill and avoid those awful choices...
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we have the budget, we have the debt ceiling looming. we have the legislation that's basically funding the government in the be absence of a budget. we have all of these things that are coming up. the government shutdown clock is already running and all of this stuff is going on. jamming firearms legislation, anything that addresses gun control, which remains restrictions on guns remain politically unpopular, people are-- feel good about restricting access for the mentally ill, america remains mostly, and it remains daunting. >> megyn: initially we were told they were looking at everything. am some people are looking at things other than gun control. secretary sebelius of the health and human services department will have meetings with mental health and disability advocates, or at least a meeting. the education secretary arne duncan is going to meet with parent and teacher groups, but the vice-president is devoting his time to the gun issue and i guess secondarily to the video game and movie issue. now, i mean, is this going to be a gun
we have the budget, we have the debt ceiling looming. we have the legislation that's basically funding the government in the be absence of a budget. we have all of these things that are coming up. the government shutdown clock is already running and all of this stuff is going on. jamming firearms legislation, anything that addresses gun control, which remains restrictions on guns remain politically unpopular, people are-- feel good about restricting access for the mentally ill, america remains...
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the nation's debt ceiling. to cut to red, my next guest advocates more green when it comes to health care. the called the health reduction. she said there would be a method. explain. >> well, actually, the public option would decrease the deficit by about $104 billion over ten years. >> how too you know that? >> that's the congressional budget office estimate. of what it would do. this is not numbers i made up. because it would inn fact lower the -- provide an option -- this would be completely by choice -- for people who don't want to pick this public option, among the private sector choices within a health exchange, and rates for premiums are estimated to be about 5 to 7% lower, meaning those people in the exchange that needed a subsidy would take fewer tax dollars and it is also estimated that it would serve as an anchor, because there's competition, to bring down the cost of health care, even in the private sector as well. >> when is the government -- when is the government ever done that? with george bush'
the nation's debt ceiling. to cut to red, my next guest advocates more green when it comes to health care. the called the health reduction. she said there would be a method. explain. >> well, actually, the public option would decrease the deficit by about $104 billion over ten years. >> how too you know that? >> that's the congressional budget office estimate. of what it would do. this is not numbers i made up. because it would inn fact lower the -- provide an option -- this...
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what i love about this poll, new round of the debt ceiling, manufactured potential debt ceiling crisis, the pea partiers, they're a strict constructionists who are all about the constitution. >> right. >> section 4, 14th amendment of the constitution says the validity of the u.s. debt authorized by law shall not be questioned. that is pretty clear. >> you don't actually think they've read the constitution. come on. >> that's we've got video earlier today. senator schumer was talking about it. on a serious note, obviously, the question becomes what is it they're going to try to hold hostage in these negotiations? i think we can probably guess what they are. let's take a listen to what senator schumer said and we'll talk about it on the other side. >> i would predict that republicans will back off any hostage taking, adding extraneous irrelevant issues to the debt ceiling. they learned in october that if they followed the tea party and said we're going to let the government default unless we get our way, it was highly unpopular. republicans will look back to october and say, we're not go
what i love about this poll, new round of the debt ceiling, manufactured potential debt ceiling crisis, the pea partiers, they're a strict constructionists who are all about the constitution. >> right. >> section 4, 14th amendment of the constitution says the validity of the u.s. debt authorized by law shall not be questioned. that is pretty clear. >> you don't actually think they've read the constitution. come on. >> that's we've got video earlier today. senator schumer...
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raising the debt ceiling. here is what the anointed one said in 2006, said leadership means the buck stops here, washington is shifting burden of bad choices today onto the backs of our children and our grandchildren. er america has a debt, and a failure of leadership. americans deserve better, i, therefore, intend to oppose the efforts to increase american's debt limit so he is doing what he said shouldn't be done. but in doing so is demonstrating his morale superiority. the second thing we saw today is on full display he said republicans were sus spishus about social security and government support for the elderly and spending money on medical research, then, about programs aimed at making sure kids in poverty are getting enough to eat. now this, snot only deeply dishonest it's a gross distorgs. a lecture coming from a man responsible for a massive increase in poverty during his presidency. a third thing we saw is how deeply misunderstood his facts are. saying his plan would claim $4 trillion next decade but
raising the debt ceiling. here is what the anointed one said in 2006, said leadership means the buck stops here, washington is shifting burden of bad choices today onto the backs of our children and our grandchildren. er america has a debt, and a failure of leadership. americans deserve better, i, therefore, intend to oppose the efforts to increase american's debt limit so he is doing what he said shouldn't be done. but in doing so is demonstrating his morale superiority. the second thing we...
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the upcoming debt, certainly, the debt ceiling set the tone, really, for what to expect, we think, for the next four years. the battle over that, already. do you see that as the case? >> well, it's certainly going to be a big challenge, both for the president and for republicans. you're already hearing from republicans that came out of their retreat yesterday, essentially walking back, that they were going to use this debt ceiling pretty much to -- you know, as the democrats like to say, to take the economy hostage, to demand spending cuts. they have backed off of that, looking at some plan to raise the debt ceiling at least for the next three months, to give some time for those talks to happen. and there is a big challenge in coming together, because the president still really feels like absolutely, the debt needs to be focus on, it's a huge issue, big priority, but it needs to be done in a balanced way so that all the spending cuts are not focused on programs for those who are most vulnerable. so we'll see. >> so ana, do you think that the debt ceiling will set the tone between the p
the upcoming debt, certainly, the debt ceiling set the tone, really, for what to expect, we think, for the next four years. the battle over that, already. do you see that as the case? >> well, it's certainly going to be a big challenge, both for the president and for republicans. you're already hearing from republicans that came out of their retreat yesterday, essentially walking back, that they were going to use this debt ceiling pretty much to -- you know, as the democrats like to say,...
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ceiling isn't raised. your thought on that? >> well, it's so important that we get this debt situation under control, and i think that once again, when you consider what we're doing to our future generations, you know, our children and our grandchildren, currently who have $53,000 debt upon them. we're eroding their possibilities and their opportunities in this great society. so i think we have to have up in washington d.c., the seriousness, to look at the true problem, which is a spending problem. look at mandatory spending programs and we have to stop the exorbitant amount of spending and we have to say, finally, we're going to stop this debt and we're going to get serious, and i think that fitch is very appropriate in saying that if they don't see a curtailing of the spending, that they're going to downgrade us. >> greta: we're going to keep our eye on this, because certainly all eyes are on this debt ceiling these days in washington. stay with us, so congressman, we have much more to talk to you after
ceiling isn't raised. your thought on that? >> well, it's so important that we get this debt situation under control, and i think that once again, when you consider what we're doing to our future generations, you know, our children and our grandchildren, currently who have $53,000 debt upon them. we're eroding their possibilities and their opportunities in this great society. so i think we have to have up in washington d.c., the seriousness, to look at the true problem, which is a...
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ceiling, you think that's adding for debt. the president said that's not what it means. but the republicans everywhere are rejoicing that the debt ceiling is a confusing thing to understand. so we are going to make it u crystal clear coming up. evto earn degrees in mathan stand science.ut but more than half leave their programs. so we're missing out on 450,000 math and science graduates annually. but if we can help students prepare for these subjects we'll have a stronger workforce for our fastest-growing industries. let's invest in our future. join exxonmobil in advancing math and science education. let's solve this. she loves a lot of it's what you love about her. but your erectile dysfunction - that could be a question of blood flow. cialis tadalafil for daily use helps you be ready anytime the moment's right. you can be more confident in your ability to be ready. and the same cialis is the only daily ed tablet approved to treat ed and symptoms of bph, like needing to go frequently or urgently. tell your doctor about all yo
ceiling, you think that's adding for debt. the president said that's not what it means. but the republicans everywhere are rejoicing that the debt ceiling is a confusing thing to understand. so we are going to make it u crystal clear coming up. evto earn degrees in mathan stand science.ut but more than half leave their programs. so we're missing out on 450,000 math and science graduates annually. but if we can help students prepare for these subjects we'll have a stronger workforce for our...
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the debt ceiling has been in place since 1939. you have competing ideas, one on the house, john boehner said we'll raise the debt sealing a dollar for every dollar you cut spending. republicans out of pennsylvania, pat toomey you prioritize the bills you pay for long period of time. weeks and months. make sure the military is taken care of. >> sure. bill: would you back house idea or senate idea or neither? >> i think both are part of the negotiation strategy. i think john boehner's plan to bring down spending dollar for dollar makes a lot of sense and i think pat toomey's does. you don't want to cut very things most critical to the u.s. there is lot of garbage spending in government, believe me, bill, when i say that. why would you make the critical spending the first things you're going to cut except just to hold the country hostage. that is what the democrats are threatening. it doesn't make sense. bill: do you think republicans can win on either option? >> if they do it carefully, slowly and comfortably, yes i do think they ca
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credit rating and the debate over the debt ceiling. why some think this could mean new hope for a minting a trillion dollar coin we could use to pay our bills. we thought that was settled. maybe not. and this high school principal is in hot water after trying to connect with students with a video that he says was meant to be a parody. we'll push play and you decide. and a reporter yesterday challenged the president about whether he's doing enough to reach out to republicans and trying to negotiate the big deal he says he's looking for. we'll show you his response and look at what that could mean for the gun debate, the debt ceiling and the rest. >> most people who know me know i'm a pretty friendly guy. and i like a good party. when you have diabetes... your doctor will say get smart about your weight. that's why there's glucerna hunger smart shakes. they have carb steady, with carbs that digest slowly to help minimize blood sugar spikes. [ male announcer ] glucerna hunger smart. a smart way to help manage hunger and diabetes. turn you
credit rating and the debate over the debt ceiling. why some think this could mean new hope for a minting a trillion dollar coin we could use to pay our bills. we thought that was settled. maybe not. and this high school principal is in hot water after trying to connect with students with a video that he says was meant to be a parody. we'll push play and you decide. and a reporter yesterday challenged the president about whether he's doing enough to reach out to republicans and trying to...
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the debt ceiling. >> you think that some facet of the president's health care plan should be attached to an increase in the debt celling? >> yes. >> we've just got to put obama care on hold. >> i'll do anything i can to protect the american people from obama care. >> republican congressman scott garrett said if a debt ceiling deal doesn't have a full delay or defund of obama care, i know i and many others will not be able to support whatever the leadership proposes. the president has repeatedly assured republicans this will never happen. >> i'm going to repeat it. there will be no negotiations over this. the united states government p pays its bills. that's non-negotiable. we're not going to negotiate around the debt ceiling. >> the republicans think they have the support of the american people. the latest polling finds that 70% of americans disapprove of congressional republicans handling of the budget. that's up from 63% just last week. the latest national journal poll are even worse than the gop. 80
the debt ceiling. >> you think that some facet of the president's health care plan should be attached to an increase in the debt celling? >> yes. >> we've just got to put obama care on hold. >> i'll do anything i can to protect the american people from obama care. >> republican congressman scott garrett said if a debt ceiling deal doesn't have a full delay or defund of obama care, i know i and many others will not be able to support whatever the leadership...
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. >>> to washington now where yet another battle is brewing, this time it's over the debt ceiling and from the white house to capitol hill democrats and republicans are sparring over the best way to ensure the nation pays its bills and now they're taking the fight to you as both sides try to sell their point of view. president obama warning about what could happen if that debt limit is not raised. >> if congressional republicans refuse to pay america's bills on time, social security checks, and veterans benefits will be delayed. we might not be able to pay our troops or contracts with small business owners. investors around the world will ask if the united states of america a safe bet. >> the republican house speaker john boehner responding immediately to the president's remarks issuing a statement that read "the american people do not support raising the debt ceiling without reducing government spending at the same time. the consequences of failing to increase the debt ceiling are real, but so, too, are the consequences of allowing our spending problem to go unresolved." joining us i
. >>> to washington now where yet another battle is brewing, this time it's over the debt ceiling and from the white house to capitol hill democrats and republicans are sparring over the best way to ensure the nation pays its bills and now they're taking the fight to you as both sides try to sell their point of view. president obama warning about what could happen if that debt limit is not raised. >> if congressional republicans refuse to pay america's bills on time, social...
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seriously, republicans were not elected to raise the debt ceiling and bring us into more debt and steal from our kids. where is the moral imperative that somebody, some party in in country is going to stand up and say enough is enough and we've got to live within our means and stop borrowing 46 cents of every dollar? where is that party? >> i think that they are there. they don't have a lot of-- a spokesperson yet. it's going to take some time. so, the thing is, this is the amazing thing. >> sean: capitulate in the meantime? >> i'm not saying that, but i think there is a responsibility for washington to say, okay, look, what are the things we can do within these parameters to make sure we don't wreck the economy. the fitch point, what obama is realizing, what fitch is saying could actually happen and smart preemptively to blame the republicans. >> sean: isn't it to be party, and balanced budget and greater freedom and to hell with the political consequences, take a stand? >> the republicans caved on the tax, yes, they did. they lost, they caved. >> sean: caved. >> and i don't like the w
seriously, republicans were not elected to raise the debt ceiling and bring us into more debt and steal from our kids. where is the moral imperative that somebody, some party in in country is going to stand up and say enough is enough and we've got to live within our means and stop borrowing 46 cents of every dollar? where is that party? >> i think that they are there. they don't have a lot of-- a spokesperson yet. it's going to take some time. so, the thing is, this is the amazing thing....
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this, as time ticks way for that looming debt ceiling debt line. that's coming up on october 17th. president obama called on house republicans to end the budget stalemate. >> we can vote to open the government today. we know there are enough to open who are prepared to vote to open the government today. >>> according to the national weather service, the storm will move near the louisiana coastline. as it tracks east for you, it will continue to lose strength. >> u.s. forces have carried out raids on targets in libya and somalia. it launched an operation in a coastal town in somalia. officials stay raid in tr ipo li tatargeted an al qaeda member ta u.s. embassy bombing in 1988. >>> he wa was a member of the al qaeda team. >>> it was interesting of such activity there and none of these targets are very easily. >> i would imagine that the west gate of more attacking kenya is probably the american special forces and insurgents community to take advantage of whatever information they have to see oh it back against al-shabab and also against al qaeda. i guess the ben ghazi attack is fres
this, as time ticks way for that looming debt ceiling debt line. that's coming up on october 17th. president obama called on house republicans to end the budget stalemate. >> we can vote to open the government today. we know there are enough to open who are prepared to vote to open the government today. >>> according to the national weather service, the storm will move near the louisiana coastline. as it tracks east for you, it will continue to lose strength. >> u.s. forces...
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we hit the debt ceiling in 1985. we didn't raise the debt ceiling, we hit it, we didn't raise it for three and a half months. we're still here. we hit it again in 1995 for four and a half months and didn't raise the debt ceiling, we survived that. we will survive this. a lot of this is media hype. of course you had the market drop about 160 points today. markets are super fluid. i predict that if we get this under control, we are heading in the right direction, they will rebound and they will recapture the lost wealth they had and they will recapture that if we get this under control. if we don't get this under control, that's where i would be real concerned about that because who in the heck is going to lend us money if we can't get our own financial house in order. again, this is the time to address this. this is what i came up here for. and we got sent up here to address these things and these are tough decisions. nobody wants anybody laid off. nobody wants anybody furloughed. nobody wants the markets to be rattle
we hit the debt ceiling in 1985. we didn't raise the debt ceiling, we hit it, we didn't raise it for three and a half months. we're still here. we hit it again in 1995 for four and a half months and didn't raise the debt ceiling, we survived that. we will survive this. a lot of this is media hype. of course you had the market drop about 160 points today. markets are super fluid. i predict that if we get this under control, we are heading in the right direction, they will rebound and they will...
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surpasses its debt ceiling. phe treasury's computer systems are programmed to pay all the government's bills, not some. >> we are going to be in a place which is uncharted territory. if anyone thinks it works smoothly -- it would not work smoothly. it would be chaos. we have looked at many options. there have been reports indicating thiigs that have been looked at over the years. no one has had to put this into effect. they are not tested. peter: the government shutdown made the debt ceiling deadline projection less reliable. october 17th, if congress does manage to pass this proposal nov. 20 second would be the new deadline. that would be an actual hard deadline because it would not allow treasury to use those extraordinary measures. dagen: dan enninger of the wall street journal editorial board joins us. your reaction with the six week extension? >> it sounds like it might be good news but i am afraid it looks to me like ultimately it is kicking the can down the road, the can being at the center of the disagre
surpasses its debt ceiling. phe treasury's computer systems are programmed to pay all the government's bills, not some. >> we are going to be in a place which is uncharted territory. if anyone thinks it works smoothly -- it would not work smoothly. it would be chaos. we have looked at many options. there have been reports indicating thiigs that have been looked at over the years. no one has had to put this into effect. they are not tested. peter: the government shutdown made the debt...
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congress needs to raise the debt ceiling by october 17th. >>> here in maryland. this is the first furlough day for many lockheed-martin company. 500 workers are at the plan in middle river. 3,000 workers around the nation will stay home. for some, because where they work is inside of a federal building and it is closed. others is because the work is tied a federal agency that is shutdown. they are encouraging employees to use paid vacation and sick time. the company says the number of employees can vary from day-to- day depending on what they do. and the length will be a factor. lockheed-martin is one of the biggest suppliers of military equipment in the country. now, is not known how many workers in our area will be affected. once again, furloughs begins today. >>> the supreme court begins today and the docket is crowded with a number of issues. campaign finance, affirmative action, prayer and abortion is on
congress needs to raise the debt ceiling by october 17th. >>> here in maryland. this is the first furlough day for many lockheed-martin company. 500 workers are at the plan in middle river. 3,000 workers around the nation will stay home. for some, because where they work is inside of a federal building and it is closed. others is because the work is tied a federal agency that is shutdown. they are encouraging employees to use paid vacation and sick time. the company says the number of...
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the looming debt ceiling is adding to the crisis. the government is expected to reach that october 17th. there will not be a vote on the bill to boost the borrowing authority without concessions from the penalresident. >> my goal is to have a serious conversation. >> as we get closer, the blame will fall on speaker boehner and the republican party for this upcomingdy zagser. >>> 350,000 defense department employees have been able to go back to work. >>> a spectacular crash in virginia on saturday. and yesterday, a smashup in texas that ended with serious injuries. the texas smashup happened in the final leg in the grand prix of houston. dario franchitti's car went a airborn, throwing the debris into the car. he suffered a concussion, a broken leg if the pileup. 13 race fans were injured. >> one guy came down, bleeding from his head. >> we were in one of the vendor tents over there. some people came over and said, do you have giveaway shirts to give to the people in the stands that got hurt. >> reporter: franchitti, a three-time winne
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the debt ceiling is raised until february 7th. furloughed federal workers are being told to return to work in the morning. and it sets up negotiations for a longer term budget deal. now that a deal has been reached, president obama says he hopes congress can find a way to work together on the budget, immigration and other issues. >> there's a lot of work ahead of us, including our need to earn back the trust of the american people that's been lost over the last few weeks, and we can begin to do that by addressing the real issues that they care about. >> the stalemate began when house republicans fought to defund the affordable care act in passing a budget. it led to a shutdown putting thousands of government workers on furlough and closing national parks across the country. >> this is pain inflicted on our nation for no good reason and cannot make the same mistake again. >> president obama and senate democrats said they would not negotiate with republicans over the health care law, but as the days dragged on without a deal and a d
the debt ceiling is raised until february 7th. furloughed federal workers are being told to return to work in the morning. and it sets up negotiations for a longer term budget deal. now that a deal has been reached, president obama says he hopes congress can find a way to work together on the budget, immigration and other issues. >> there's a lot of work ahead of us, including our need to earn back the trust of the american people that's been lost over the last few weeks, and we can begin...
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ceiling and thereby cause an economic catastrophe. >> the process of raising the debt ceiling should not be used as a political weapon against the american people. >> and say a legislative relic has now been weaponized. >> megyn: well, that was a news conference a short time ago. house democrats hold ago news conference to abolish the debt ceiling even as we watch the debt race up to the 16.4 trillion dollar limit and we hear talk now about circles of whole new class of taxes that the american people may be saddled with. stu varney is varney and company on the fox business network. they're not the majority in the house, but there is he' a push to make them the majority in the house. and president obama is reportedly maneuvering in a lot of ways, politically now to try to set the democrats up to retake control of the house and there's a question about whether as soon as 2014, if they get their way, they're going to get rid of the debt ceiling. what would that do? >> what they want is unlimited borrowing by the administration so the treasury can say, i want to borrow, this, this, this,
ceiling and thereby cause an economic catastrophe. >> the process of raising the debt ceiling should not be used as a political weapon against the american people. >> and say a legislative relic has now been weaponized. >> megyn: well, that was a news conference a short time ago. house democrats hold ago news conference to abolish the debt ceiling even as we watch the debt race up to the 16.4 trillion dollar limit and we hear talk now about circles of whole new class of taxes...
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let's hope we wet through the debt ceiling crisis, and then you'll see the private sector invest. if there's one thing this president is going to be known for, he is all over the social issues, guns and gay marriage and healthcare but has done nothing to help this economy. and when you look at what jack will you and rob neighbors and gene sprawling did in the summer of 2011, are you shock wed have had this anemic recovery? and we're not in a recovery. near a recession. >> one more quarter and we're in a technical recession as well. one more quarter of negative. let's talk about this for a little bit. so, what we really need is growth to come back into the economy. for me, ronald reagan, margaret thatcher, said let people keep more of their own money and then people invest in their businesses or invest in themselves go out to dinner, a movie. thatthat's economic growth. >> you're absolutely correct. and look, the numbers are clear. if we were growing at three to four, five%, which is not out of the realm of possibility, happened under ronald reagan -- we could grow our way out of t
let's hope we wet through the debt ceiling crisis, and then you'll see the private sector invest. if there's one thing this president is going to be known for, he is all over the social issues, guns and gay marriage and healthcare but has done nothing to help this economy. and when you look at what jack will you and rob neighbors and gene sprawling did in the summer of 2011, are you shock wed have had this anemic recovery? and we're not in a recovery. near a recession. >> one more quarter...
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the 2011 debt ceiling crisis where the debt ceiling was not breached is estimated to v cost the federal government $1.3 billion in fiscal year 2011. >> reporter: back then congressman aged to raise the debt level at the 11th hour. that caused a credit downgrade and sent the market plummeting more than 16 points. >> republicans say they are open to raising the debt limit, but they have several demands . . . iranian president hassan rouhani is scheduled to hold a news conference in new york at this hour. the event has seen a week that has seen a change in tone from iran. it agreed to take part on its nuclear program next month. and rouhani and president obama have called for a change in relations between the two countries. >>> syria's use of chemical weapons and john terrett is following progress on both issues. john what can we expect today? >> reporter: we predicted from the outset this would be a newsies general assembly, and i have slept through a fair few of these general assemblies in the past, but not this one. this one had really made headlines. i want to tell you about the syria
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>> on guns and the debt ceiling. if he, imperial president threads the constitution? >> on guns, he wouldn't do that and-- >> biden said may be as many as 19 executive orders. >> i think i think for guns they try to do it on ammunition and-- >> clips? >> i think we shouldn't, should respond with the next republican president, we won't ban abortions, but ban abortionists and abortion clinics. how would that be? they're not serious about doing anything about shooting in america, dianne feinstein has a concealed carry permit for good reason. >> sean: you saw i played the clip of her. >> we heard her on radio today and i support her, she's in danger and other women's, and women like herself, the fastest group of gun owners are single women. what are women supposed to do who are in danger and the business that new york is pushing through about banning these-- the extra capacity magazine. >> sean: seven bullets. >> and of all solutions this has nothing to do with the problem we're supposed to be addressing. if you're going into a gun-free zone as all of the mass shooters do
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this idea nancy pelosi has been advocating and others that the president can ignore the debt ceiling limitations and incur debt. the fact you've got nancy pelosi and other democrats saying this is the way we go with, we have to, showing this is a lot of threats and ignoring constitutional reality of separation of power. from e yek tiff branch. >> saying this is a post constitutional america. this is now, taking executive power to a degree that nobody is taking before without respect to precedent. let's go to the videotape and words of warner wolf, let's listen to your friend president obama on the issue of executive privilege and orders in 2007. >> i think that the issue of executive power and executive privilege is one that is subject to abuse. and... in an obama presidency what you will see will be a sufficient respect fr law and co-equal branches of government. i hope we don't find ourselves in a situation for things being subpoenaed for what everybody acknowledges is trouble information out there. >> sean: if the president can't get an appointment he wants, then, the senate is st
this idea nancy pelosi has been advocating and others that the president can ignore the debt ceiling limitations and incur debt. the fact you've got nancy pelosi and other democrats saying this is the way we go with, we have to, showing this is a lot of threats and ignoring constitutional reality of separation of power. from e yek tiff branch. >> saying this is a post constitutional america. this is now, taking executive power to a degree that nobody is taking before without respect to...
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raise the debt ceiling? what's so hard? why do we need to negotiate? >> because you need to change the trajectory of the debt. >> the debt has changed trajectory -- >> yeah. you have to, like, what are you going to do to lower it, so you're just not automatically raising it. >> let me bring in keith ellison, co-chair of the progressive caucus, what's your reaction? >> i think that weaponizing the debt ceiling is bad economic policy, i think it's bad legislative policy, and i'm very sorry that this has happened. we can negotiate over the budget, we negotiate all the time. but to put something like the full faith and credit of the american economy on the line is just beyond the pale. and americans show know. we're not asking about permission to spend future more, we're talking about permission to pay the bills we've already acquired. >> let me ask congressman cole about negotiation. everybody likes negotiation, we have a system of government that requires it in certain circumstances. there's a budget process i
raise the debt ceiling? what's so hard? why do we need to negotiate? >> because you need to change the trajectory of the debt. >> the debt has changed trajectory -- >> yeah. you have to, like, what are you going to do to lower it, so you're just not automatically raising it. >> let me bring in keith ellison, co-chair of the progressive caucus, what's your reaction? >> i think that weaponizing the debt ceiling is bad economic policy, i think it's bad legislative...
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. >> he's reinvestments right now to stave off default of the debt ceiling. >> greta: today has there been any discussions that you know of between the white house and capitol hill what to do about the debt ceiling or sequestration by the principals? >> not that i know of. right now we're seeing posturing that happens, republicans are saying that there has to be an equal number of spending cuts for every dollar the debt ceiling is raised and the white house making it clear their position, they're quote not going to negotiate on the death ceiling or held hostage. we're kind of at a stand still. >> greta: and i know you're reporter and comment, the idea that we're going to go broke in weeks, and no more money under stones and downgraded, and not able to meet our obligation, internationally and fact that the principals aren't talking and posturing is appalling. and any plans to, timothy geithner is going to be leaving before this is resolved as secretary? >> looks that way, looks like very soon to be an announcement, jack lew chief of staff to president obama will be replacing timothy ge
. >> he's reinvestments right now to stave off default of the debt ceiling. >> greta: today has there been any discussions that you know of between the white house and capitol hill what to do about the debt ceiling or sequestration by the principals? >> not that i know of. right now we're seeing posturing that happens, republicans are saying that there has to be an equal number of spending cuts for every dollar the debt ceiling is raised and the white house making it clear...